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W. C. "RUST;

CLIP.

APPucAHofl FILED JAN. 21. 1919.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

' 'ments in clips, and has relation more. ar-

i. ITED srA'rEs PATENT oFFIoE.

, WILLIAM c. :aUs'r, or eonnnnnnnn, wnsmneron.

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. ,RUST, a

citizen of the United'.States,' residing at Goldendale, in the county of-Klickitat and State of Washin n, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Clips, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw-.

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hls inventlon relates to certain improveticularly to a device of this eneral aracter for retaining articles Wit in a pocket, I and it is an object of the invention to rovide a device of this general character aving novel and improved means'whereby the same serves efiectuall falling from the poo ct, and particularly to prevent articles when the user is in a stboping position.

-,It is also an object of the" invention to provide a'novel and improved clip of this type which may be emp at e proved clip whereby: certain dered simpler, less expensive more conven ent oyed with facility and convenience in connection with pencils fountain pen -pocket combs, or the like, an

wherein a specially designed holder is provided when the-chp is employed in connection with a comb. i

The invention consists infthe details or construction and the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my imimportant ad{ vantages are-' attained and, tlge deyice renand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

" The'novel-features of my invention willhereinafter be definitely claimed' 1 f Min order that my. invention may be thebetter understood, 1 will 'now proceed to 1 .companying drawing Figure 1 1s a vlew n elevation illustratm a. cli

comb is inserte with a pencil, fountain pen, or the like.

describe the same withre'ference to the acs, wherein:

constructed ire accordance .withan embo iment of my invention and applied to a comb, together w th 'Fig. 2 'is' a view in edge elevationof the structure as-illustrated in Flgel;

Fig. 3 isa view in pers ctiv'e of -my improved clip as illustrate in Figs. 1 and 2*andfi'fi' 7 a a is aview-in perspective illustrating Fig.

{a} clip constructed inaccordancawith a further embodiment; of my invention, and

particularly adapted for-use in connection d'otherwise a holder in which the speclflcatlonef Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 16, 19 19.

Application filed Ianuary-W 1919. Serial No. 273,351;

As is particularly illustrated in Figs.l,

2, and 3, C denotes a comb adapted to be inserted within a holder H or the like, and which holder has a side face atjits open or. entranceend cut away as indicated at 1.

Each side face of the back 2 of the comb 1s provided with a longitudinally disposed cove or channel 3 in which is adapted to be engaged a spring jaw 4 of the body B of my im roved clip.

The ody B is substantially U-shaped in cross section and is adapted to straddle the back of the comb or' the like/so that the spring'jaws 4 thereof may readily engage within each of thegrooves 3 so that an effective engagement will be had with the comb. r

- The lower end of one of the jaws 4 is pro- 7 which rounded portion is continued by an extended resilienttongue 7. The tongue 7 is doubled. back npolf itself as indicated at 7 a and said .returned portion 7. is provided wlth a rounded part 8 which overlies and "snugly contacts-With the rounded" ortionfi of the extension 5 hereinafter! re erred to. The rounded iportipn or .part 8 terminates in the outwar ly dlrected fingeriece 9 inclined in a direction away fromt e body B.

The returned portion 7*" adjacent the rounded part or portion 8 provided with the oppositely directed prongs or projections 10 which are. bent to overlie and contactwith the outer face of the tongue 7 ad- 'acent the curved portion or part 6 whereby t estongue -7 and the returned portion 7' thereof areheld improperly assembled relation and the finge'riece 9 is anchored in a manner to facilitate ts function.

The connected extremities of the tongue I and. the returned portion 7 thereof-are en= gaged within or otherwise secured to an engag-mg member 11 preferably a spherical be in and; whichmember 11 is adapted,

" through" the inherent resiliency of the ton 'ue v7 and thei'eturned portion Into affor an efiective clamping means for main- ,taining the" clip in the article with which a the clip is en aged in applied position such as within theolder H or within the pocket. When it is desired, to remove "thearticle, such as thefcomb C, it-is only necessary to press ihwardl on tlie finger-piece 9 to release the mem r11 of its clamping action.

In 'the form of invention illustrated in Figs. 1' to 3 inclusive, the extension 5 is disposed outwardly and laterally relative to a jaw 4 of the body B, but when the clipjis' adapted for use in connection with a encil,

fountain pen, or the like, the extension 5 as is particularly illustrated in Fig. 4 extends outwardly and laterally from an end portion of the central part of the body B. The form of my invention asdisclosed in Fig. 4 is otherwise the same as has hereinbefore been described and for which reason arts are identified by the same ref similar erence c aracters.

When my device is employed in connection with the holder H it will also be understood that the member 11 is adapted to engage in a conventional manner a wall of the pocket so that in addition to maintaining the comb C- within the holder H, the holder H will be effectively held within the pocket.

From the foregoing description, it is.

' precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. A 'clip of the class described comprising a body provided with engaging jaws, a lateral extension carried by said body continued by a resilient tongue, said tongue comprising two overlying portions connected at their outer extremities, the inner extremity of one of said portions partially overlying the extension and continued by an outstanding finger-piece.

2. A clip of the class described compris- I ing a body provided with engaging aws, a lateral extension carried by said body continued by a resilient tongue, said tongue comprising two overlying portions connect- :ed at their outer extremities, the inner extremity of one of said portions partially overlying the extension and continued by an outstanding finger-piece, said portion adjacent its inner end being provided with prongs overlying the second portion of the tongue for holding said overlying portions against relative movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. RUST. 

